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Consumers asked a major data broker for their files. What they got back shows interest in how fat they are, how much they drink, and how likely they are to get a mammogram, among many other characteristics.

Data brokers collect thousands of details about your finances, health and habits. See what’s in your profile, who buys it and how companies use it.

Ballots mailed to homes and the option to vote by mail are linked to high turnouts. There have been few attempts to commit voter fraud, a state official says.

More than 560 people still face death sentences in California, despite a longstanding moratorium on executions.

The fallout of Medicaid cuts deserve scrutiny, but the program's impact on federal debt should be part of the discussion, argues a longtime political strategist.

California's slow vote counts are a policy problem, argues the Republican candidate for state elections chief. Three changes could made a concrete difference, he says.

If you have a story about someone being killed or badly hurt by a driver who wasn’t prosecuted, we want to hear from you.

Community clinics across California do not meet the arbitrary standards Proposition 44 would create, jeopardizing healthcare services statewide, a physician argues.

Proposition 44 will hold community health centers accountable for the public dollars they receive, argues a social worker.

Proposition 3 doesn't raise taxes on anyone, a cafeteria manager argues. It avoids a tax cut for the top 2% of earners by sustaining rates voters first backed in 2012 to aid schools.